Good morning, the subcommittee on communications and technology will come to order. And the chair recognizes himself five its with the statement. I begin thank you very much to our witnesses for being here today to examine the importance of a. M. Radio receivers in vehicles. A. Im radio has been an integral part of our society for well over a century, and at the americans local news serving is the backbone to our nations Emergency Communications infrastructure. Over 45 million americans tune into a am radio each month, they rely on it for local news Weather Sports and Emergency Alerts its unique frequency characteristics allow for signatures grabbed foreign wide overcoming geographical barriers and reach in both urban and remote areas. This makes a am radio and a valuable tool during times of crisis. When hurricanes, tornadoes, and other Natural Disasters strike, and am radio remains steadfast providing Vital Information to those in affected areas when other Communication Channels fail
Than it is on mount everest. Never look back steve welcome to the number one show in the United States, the 30th day of january, 2019, and the number one topic everybody is talking about, the weather. I was just looking at the wind chill map, Northern Plains, some spots 60 below zero. Right this second it is 60 below zero with the wind chill in minnesota. Ainsley we have been expecting it for some days now. Every morning i wake up and walk outside bundled. Its not that cold but its coming. Steve its cold in the Northern Plains. Look at minneapolis. Brian one of the reporters totally covered up except their eyes. Steve i saw that too. Steve at the end of the show they will have that covered. Brian just the zipper on your coat is dangerous. Steve it is. If you are living in the Northern Plains. Good to d. A. To stay inside and watch tv. Brian hug somebody. Steve just have your faucet just dripping a little bit so your pipes dont freeze. Ainsley thats a big story. Shutdown a big story. Ab
Ainsley it would have been fun to live in that time period. We have a huge show. Steve thats the way i like it umhuh. Ainsley not every day we get to talk to the president. Today we do. He will be calling into our show barring any other emergency. He has committed to our show at 8 00 today. Brian he used to call in once a week. He had to wind down because he got a different job. Steve exactly right. Anyway, we have plenty to talk to him about. Ainsley yes, we do. Steve kind of a busy news week. Listen to, this we got a fox news alert. Didnt see this coming. A former fbi employee is reportedly under criminal investigation accused of falsifying documents tied to the surveillance of 2016 Trump Campaign staffer, that man in those images, carter page. Ainsley the Alarming Development, perhaps a preview of the upcoming report by the doj Inspector General. Brian griff is in washington on the latest with this breaking story. Griff this revelation according to the the Washington Post is part of
The House Committee on Homeland Security will live up to its name on Wednesday. The committee will consider 14 bills in a session focused on very specific security concerns.
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